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This article is based on an article in Wikipedia. East Luther is a former township in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada. It is on the Grand River and includes part of the Luther Marsh. The marsh covers over 10,000 acres (40 km²) including Luther Lake. In 1995 the township merged with its largest community, Grand Valley, to become the Township of East Luther-Grand Valley. Grand Valley suffered a tornado in 1985 that destroyed much of the town. This has since been rebuilt and the population of the township in 2006 was 2844. The township comprises the communities of Colbeck, Grand Valley, Leggatt, Monticello, Peepabun and Tarbert. Prior to 1874 East Luther Township was in Wellington County. Ontario Archives provides a map of Dufferin illustrating the townships, villages and towns in the timeframe 1946-1950. Map of Dufferin Co provided by Dufferin County GenWeb shows cemeteries and historic communities. A click on a township leads to a second page of very useful historical information and links to other sources. [edit] Research TipsThe primary source for basic documents (vital statistics, land records, wills) for people who lived in the Province of Ontario is the Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M7A 2C5. [edit] Early RecordsCivil registration did not begin in the province until 1869. Before then there may be church records of baptisms and burials. For the most part these are still held by the denomination who recorded them. Copies of marriage records made pre-1869 had to be sent by individual clergymen to the registrar of the county in which the marriage took place. These marriage records are available through Ontario Archives, on micorfilm through LDS libraries, and on paid and unpaid websites, but because they were copied at the registrars' offices, they cannot be considered a primary source. [edit] Vital Records after 1869Birth, marriage and death registrations are not open to the public until a specific number of years after the event occurred. Births to 1915 are now available [October 2014]; dates for marriages and deaths are later. Birth and death registration was not universally carried out in the early years after its adoption. Deaths were more apt to be reported than births for several years. The more rural the area, the less likely it would be that these happenings were reported to the authorities.
[edit] Land Records and WillsInformation on how to access land records and wills is best sought on the Archives of Ontario website. An ancestor's land holding might be found on Canadian County Atlas Digital Project if he was in occupancy circa 1878. Association for the Preservation of Ontario Land Registry Office Documents (APOLROD). A list of Land Registry Offices for all Counties of Ontario. [edit] CensusesThe original censuses are in the hands of Library and Archives Canada, known to Canadians as "LAC". Copies of original microfilms are online at the LAC website for all censuses up to 1921. Each census database is preceded with an explanation of the geographical area covered, the amount of material retained (some census division material has been lost), the questions on the census form, and whether there is a name index. Census divisions were redrawn as the population increased and more land was inhabited. [edit] Hard-to-Find Places
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Dufferin Ontario GenWeb provides a valuable variety of references, including transcribed indexes to most BMDs.
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